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How did you hear about this job opening?
Briefly, would you summarize your work history & education for me?
WORK HISTORY
What special aspects of your work experience have prepared you for this job?
Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments?
How much supervision have you typically received in your previous job?
Describe for me one or two of the biggest disappointments in your work history?
Why are you leaving your present job? (or, Why did you leave your last job?)
What is important to you in a company? What things do you look for in an organization?
JOB PERFORMANCE
Everyone has strengths & weaknesses as workers. What are your strong points for this job?
What would you say are areas needing improvement?
How did your supervisor on your most recent job evaluate your job performance? What were some of the good points & bad points of that rating?
When you have been told , or discovered for yourself , a problem in your job performance, what have you typically done? Can you give me an example?
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why?
Starting with your last job, tell me about any of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors.
Can you give me an example of your ability to manage or supervise others?
What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
In your previous job what kind of pressures did you encounter?
What would you say is the most important thing you are looking for in a job?
What are some of the things on your job you feel you have done particularly well or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way?
What were some of the things about your last job that you found most difficult to do?
What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? Which one frustrates you the most? What do you usually do about it?
What are some things you particularly liked about your last job?
Do you consider your progress on the job representative of your ability? Why?
How do you feel about the way you & others in the department were managed by your supervisor?
If I were to ask your present (most recent) employer about your ability as a____________________, what would he/she say?
EDUCATION
What special aspects of your education or training have prepared you for this job?
What courses in school have been of most help in doing your job?
CAREER- GOALS
What is your long-term employment or career objective?
What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?
What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to be ready for that opportunity?
Why might you be successful in such a job?
How does this job fit in with your overall career goals?
Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with your career objectives?
Can you pinpoint any specific things in your past experience that affected your present career objectives?
What would you most like to accomplish if you had this job?
What might make you leave this job?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing?
Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome? How did you handle it? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
How would you describe yourself as a person?
What do you think are the most important characteristics & abilities a person must possess to become a successful ( )? How do you rate yourself in these areas?
Do you consider yourself a self-starter? If so, explain why ( and give examples)
What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date? Why?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?
CREATIVITY
In your work experience, what have you done that you consider truly creative?
Can you think of a problem you have encountered when the old solutions didn't work & when you came up with new solutions?
Of your creative accomplishments big or small , at work or home, what gave you the most satisfaction?
What kind of problems have people recently called on you to solve? Tell me what you have devised.
DECISIVENESS
Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytical or do you usually make up your mind fast? Give an example. (Watch time taken to respond)
What was your most difficult decision in the last six months? What made it difficult?
The last time you did not know what decision to make, what did you do?
How do you go about making an important decision affecting your career?
What was the last major problem that you were confronted with? What action did you take on it?
RANGE OF INTERESTS
What organizations do you belong to?
Tell me specifically what you do in the civic activities in which you participate. (Leading questions in selected areas. i.e. sports, economics, current events, finance.)
How do you keep up with what's going on in your company / your industry/ your profession?
MOTIVATION
What is your professional goal?
Can you give me examples of experience on the job that you felt were satisfying?
Do you have a long & short-term plan for your department? Is it realistic?
Did you achieve it last year?
Describe how you determine what constitutes top priorities in the performance of your job.
WORK STANDARDS
What are your standards of success in your job?
In your position, how would you define doing a good job? On what basis was your definition determined?
When judging the performance of your subordinate, what factors or characteristics are most important to you?
LEADERSHIP
In your present job what approach do you take to get your people together to establish a common approach to a problem?
What approach do you take in getting your people to accept your ideas or department goals?
What specifically do you do to set an example for your employees?
How frequently do you meet with your immediate subordinates as a group?
What sort of leader do your people feel you are? Are you satisfied?
How do you get people who do not want to work together to establish a common approach to a problem?
If you do not have much time & they hold seriously differing views, what would be your approach?
How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you practice this?
Do you feel you work more effectively on a one to one basis or in a group situation?
Have you ever led a task force or committee or any group who doesn't report to you, but from whom you have to get work? How did you do it? What were the satisfactions & disappointments? How would you handle the job differently?
ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
Have you ever done any public or group speaking? Recently? Why? How did it go?
Have you made any individual presentations recently? How did you prepare?
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Would you rather write a report or give a verbal report? Why?
What kind of writing have you done? For a group? For an individual?
What is the extent of your participation in major reports that have to be written?
FLEXIBILITY
What was the most important idea or suggestion you received recently from your employees? What happened as a result?
What do you think about the continuous changes in company operating policies & procedures?
How effective has your company been in adapting its policies to fit a changing environment?
What was the most significant change made in your company in the last six months which directly affected you, & how successfully do you think you implemented this change?
STRESS TOLERANCE
Do you feel pressure in your job? Tell me about it.
What has been the highest pressure situation you have been under in recent years? How did you cope with it?
STABILITY & MATURITY
Describe your most significant success & failure in the last two years.
What do you like to do best?
What do you like to do least?
What in your last review did your supervisor suggest needed improvement?
What have you done about it?
INTEREST IN SELF DEVELOPMENT
What has been the most important person or event in your own self development?
How much of your education did you earn?
What kind of books & other publications do you read?
Have you taken a management development course?
How are you helping your subordinates develop themselves?
Why did you decide to enter the field of library and information science? OR What motivated you to seek a library degree?
What kind of position are you looking for when you graduate?
Why did you decide to apply for this position?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
List three of your most important/proudest accomplishments.
What kind of work environment do you prefer?
What motivates you? ALSO Have you used these motivators with others?
How are you qualified for this job? OR What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be a success at this job?
What supervisory experience have you had?
How would you characterize your supervisory style?
What would you do about implementing the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act (or some other new policy) in our library, and how would you prioritize this among your other duties?
The person in this position needs to be innovative and proactive. Can you describe some things you have done to demonstrate these qualities?
How would you rate your communication skills and what have you done to improve them?
What do you feel is the place of bibliographic instruction in the library? Have you ever taught in a classroom setting? Would you be comfortable teaching BI courses?
What else besides your school and job experience qualifies you for this job?
What is your experience with collection development?
What experience do you have dealing with academic scholars?
What is your experience with automated systems and with computers in general?
What have you read lately, and what are you reading now?
While this position involves some specific skills (language, computer, cataloging, etc.), it is more of a generalist position. How do you feel that your background fits into this?
What are the personal characteristics and qualities that you would bring to this position that would be particularly helpful in fulfilling the responsibilities of this position?
Why did you choose X University for your graduate education in library and information science?
Tell us about yourself. ALSO Tell me about yourself -- why did you choose this type of work?
Tell us about X University's online catalog.
What professional groups are you a member of, and how active have you been in those groups?
You have just had a short tour of this library. Did any aspect or anything you saw or heard about this library surprise you? Would you change anything about this library?
Why do you think more students are going into public services than technical services?
Tell us about your experience with online searching.
How do you work in groups, and what experience have you had working in groups?
What appeals to you about this position?
Why do you want to move to this area?
How do you feel about providing general reference services for undergraduates or for high school or junior high school students?
What are some aspects of your present position that you like?
What are some aspects of your present position that you dislike?
What do you see yourself doing five or ten years from now? OR Where do you see yourself going from here?
What is your cataloging experience?
What do you think a reference librarian's duties should be?
Tell us about your subject background and about your coursework outside of library science.
How will your other experiences outside of librarianship aid you in this position?
What is your opinion of X University's approach to holisitic librarianship? How well is the system functioning?
How are governement documents handled at X University?
What is your interlibrary loan experience?
What experience have you had using the Internet?
Do you have the skills necessary to create and maintain our WWW home pages?
What do you see as the future of the Internet as a reference tool?
How will libraries mesh use of print and electronic resources?
What do you see as the budget implications of increasing use of electronic resources in libraries?
Can you install software on computers and perform basic maintenance on them?
What courses (college/graduate school) did you find most satisfying? Least satisfying? Why?
What would you say you learned from your college/graduate school experiences that you see being carried over to your life today?
Do you plan to continue your education?
What kind of people do you like to work with?
What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? What do you do to improve the situation?
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
Starting with your last job, would you tell me about some of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors?
What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
What are some of the things on your jobs that you feel you have done particularly well?
What does success mean to you? How do you judge it?
What are some of the things about your last job that you found difficult to do?
What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? Which one frustrates you the most? What do you usually do about it?
How has your present job developed you to take on even greater responsibilities?
What do you have going for you that might make you successful in such a job?
Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with regard to your career objectives?
What would you say there is about you that has accounted for your fine progress to date?
What traits or qualities do you feel could be strengthened or improved?
What motivates you to put forth your best effort?
What kinds of things do you feel most confident in doing? Somewhat less confident in doing?
What are some of the thing you are either doing now or have thought about doing that are self-development activities?
Tell me about a time when you had work problems or stresses that were difficult for you.
Customers frequently create a great deal of pressure. What has been your experience in this area?
What types of pressures do you experience on your current job? How do you cope with these pressures?
Describe a time when you were under pressure to make a decision. Did you react immediately or take time in deciding what to do?
What types of things make you angry? How do you react?
How do you react when you see co-workers disagreeing? Do you become involved or hold back?
Do you prefer to have a job in which you have well laidout tasks and responsibilities, or one in which your work changes on a frequent basis?
In your current position what types of decisions do you make without consulting your immediate supervisor?
What types of experiences have you had in dealing with difficult customers?
Describe a problem person you have had to deal with. What did you say or do?
What have been your experiences in dealing with the general public? When have people really tried your patience?
What important goals have you set in the past, and how successful have you been in working toward their accomplishment?
Do you do personal planning? If so, what are your goals?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction?
How would you describe yourself?
In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our department?
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
Describe your most rewarding experience.
In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
What do you know about our library? university? community? company?
You mentioned you enjoyed your last job. What did you enjoy most? Least?
Why do you think this library should hire you?
What will your last supervisor tell me are your two weakest areas?
If you were hiring someone for this job, what qualities would you look for?
How do you feel about your ability to write, spell, and communicate? What kind of feedback have you received about your writing ability?
Describe your experience in creating documents, proposals, research findings, or any other form of written copy.
What does the term two-way communication mean to you? When have you successfully used two-way communication?
Some people get to know strangers quickly, while others prefer to take their time letting people get to know them. Describe how you entered relationships when you were "new" on a job.
Some people have the ability to "step into another's shoes." When has this skill been required of you?
How did you organize your work in your last position? What happened to your plan when emergencies came up?
Describe how you determined your priorities on your last job.
Describe how you schedule your time on an unusually hectic day. Give a specific example.
Are you a person who likes to "try new things," or "stay with regular routines"? Give an example.
What is your philosophy of reference?
What are your 3 (or 5) favorite reference books? OR If you were on a desert idland, which 3 (or 5) reference books would you want to have?更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
How did you hear about this job opening?
Briefly, would you summarize your work history & education for me?
WORK HISTORY
What special aspects of your work experience have prepared you for this job?
Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments?
How much supervision have you typically received in your previous job?
Describe for me one or two of the biggest disappointments in your work history?
Why are you leaving your present job? (or, Why did you leave your last job?)
What is important to you in a company? What things do you look for in an organization?
JOB PERFORMANCE
Everyone has strengths & weaknesses as workers. What are your strong points for this job?
What would you say are areas needing improvement?
How did your supervisor on your most recent job evaluate your job performance? What were some of the good points & bad points of that rating?
When you have been told , or discovered for yourself , a problem in your job performance, what have you typically done? Can you give me an example?
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why?
Starting with your last job, tell me about any of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors.
Can you give me an example of your ability to manage or supervise others?
What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
In your previous job what kind of pressures did you encounter?
What would you say is the most important thing you are looking for in a job?
What are some of the things on your job you feel you have done particularly well or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way?
What were some of the things about your last job that you found most difficult to do?
What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? Which one frustrates you the most? What do you usually do about it?
What are some things you particularly liked about your last job?
Do you consider your progress on the job representative of your ability? Why?
How do you feel about the way you & others in the department were managed by your supervisor?
If I were to ask your present (most recent) employer about your ability as a____________________, what would he/she say?
EDUCATION
What special aspects of your education or training have prepared you for this job?
What courses in school have been of most help in doing your job?
CAREER- GOALS
What is your long-term employment or career objective?
What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?
What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to be ready for that opportunity?
Why might you be successful in such a job?
How does this job fit in with your overall career goals?
Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with your career objectives?
Can you pinpoint any specific things in your past experience that affected your present career objectives?
What would you most like to accomplish if you had this job?
What might make you leave this job?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing?
Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome? How did you handle it? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
How would you describe yourself as a person?
What do you think are the most important characteristics & abilities a person must possess to become a successful ( )? How do you rate yourself in these areas?
Do you consider yourself a self-starter? If so, explain why ( and give examples)
What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date? Why?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
What things frustrate you the most? How do you usually cope with them?
CREATIVITY
In your work experience, what have you done that you consider truly creative?
Can you think of a problem you have encountered when the old solutions didn't work & when you came up with new solutions?
Of your creative accomplishments big or small , at work or home, what gave you the most satisfaction?
What kind of problems have people recently called on you to solve? Tell me what you have devised.
DECISIVENESS
Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytical or do you usually make up your mind fast? Give an example. (Watch time taken to respond)
What was your most difficult decision in the last six months? What made it difficult?
The last time you did not know what decision to make, what did you do?
How do you go about making an important decision affecting your career?
What was the last major problem that you were confronted with? What action did you take on it?
RANGE OF INTERESTS
What organizations do you belong to?
Tell me specifically what you do in the civic activities in which you participate. (Leading questions in selected areas. i.e. sports, economics, current events, finance.)
How do you keep up with what's going on in your company / your industry/ your profession?
MOTIVATION
What is your professional goal?
Can you give me examples of experience on the job that you felt were satisfying?
Do you have a long & short-term plan for your department? Is it realistic?
Did you achieve it last year?
Describe how you determine what constitutes top priorities in the performance of your job.
WORK STANDARDS
What are your standards of success in your job?
In your position, how would you define doing a good job? On what basis was your definition determined?
When judging the performance of your subordinate, what factors or characteristics are most important to you?
LEADERSHIP
In your present job what approach do you take to get your people together to establish a common approach to a problem?
What approach do you take in getting your people to accept your ideas or department goals?
What specifically do you do to set an example for your employees?
How frequently do you meet with your immediate subordinates as a group?
What sort of leader do your people feel you are? Are you satisfied?
How do you get people who do not want to work together to establish a common approach to a problem?
If you do not have much time & they hold seriously differing views, what would be your approach?
How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you practice this?
Do you feel you work more effectively on a one to one basis or in a group situation?
Have you ever led a task force or committee or any group who doesn't report to you, but from whom you have to get work? How did you do it? What were the satisfactions & disappointments? How would you handle the job differently?
ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
Have you ever done any public or group speaking? Recently? Why? How did it go?
Have you made any individual presentations recently? How did you prepare?
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Would you rather write a report or give a verbal report? Why?
What kind of writing have you done? For a group? For an individual?
What is the extent of your participation in major reports that have to be written?
FLEXIBILITY
What was the most important idea or suggestion you received recently from your employees? What happened as a result?
What do you think about the continuous changes in company operating policies & procedures?
How effective has your company been in adapting its policies to fit a changing environment?
What was the most significant change made in your company in the last six months which directly affected you, & how successfully do you think you implemented this change?
STRESS TOLERANCE
Do you feel pressure in your job? Tell me about it.
What has been the highest pressure situation you have been under in recent years? How did you cope with it?
STABILITY & MATURITY
Describe your most significant success & failure in the last two years.
What do you like to do best?
What do you like to do least?
What in your last review did your supervisor suggest needed improvement?
What have you done about it?
INTEREST IN SELF DEVELOPMENT
What has been the most important person or event in your own self development?
How much of your education did you earn?
What kind of books & other publications do you read?
Have you taken a management development course?
How are you helping your subordinates develop themselves?
Why did you decide to enter the field of library and information science? OR What motivated you to seek a library degree?
What kind of position are you looking for when you graduate?
Why did you decide to apply for this position?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
List three of your most important/proudest accomplishments.
What kind of work environment do you prefer?
What motivates you? ALSO Have you used these motivators with others?
How are you qualified for this job? OR What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be a success at this job?
What supervisory experience have you had?
How would you characterize your supervisory style?
What would you do about implementing the provisions of the American with Disabilities Act (or some other new policy) in our library, and how would you prioritize this among your other duties?
The person in this position needs to be innovative and proactive. Can you describe some things you have done to demonstrate these qualities?
How would you rate your communication skills and what have you done to improve them?
What do you feel is the place of bibliographic instruction in the library? Have you ever taught in a classroom setting? Would you be comfortable teaching BI courses?
What else besides your school and job experience qualifies you for this job?
What is your experience with collection development?
What experience do you have dealing with academic scholars?
What is your experience with automated systems and with computers in general?
What have you read lately, and what are you reading now?
While this position involves some specific skills (language, computer, cataloging, etc.), it is more of a generalist position. How do you feel that your background fits into this?
What are the personal characteristics and qualities that you would bring to this position that would be particularly helpful in fulfilling the responsibilities of this position?
Why did you choose X University for your graduate education in library and information science?
Tell us about yourself. ALSO Tell me about yourself -- why did you choose this type of work?
Tell us about X University's online catalog.
What professional groups are you a member of, and how active have you been in those groups?
You have just had a short tour of this library. Did any aspect or anything you saw or heard about this library surprise you? Would you change anything about this library?
Why do you think more students are going into public services than technical services?
Tell us about your experience with online searching.
How do you work in groups, and what experience have you had working in groups?
What appeals to you about this position?
Why do you want to move to this area?
How do you feel about providing general reference services for undergraduates or for high school or junior high school students?
What are some aspects of your present position that you like?
What are some aspects of your present position that you dislike?
What do you see yourself doing five or ten years from now? OR Where do you see yourself going from here?
What is your cataloging experience?
What do you think a reference librarian's duties should be?
Tell us about your subject background and about your coursework outside of library science.
How will your other experiences outside of librarianship aid you in this position?
What is your opinion of X University's approach to holisitic librarianship? How well is the system functioning?
How are governement documents handled at X University?
What is your interlibrary loan experience?
What experience have you had using the Internet?
Do you have the skills necessary to create and maintain our WWW home pages?
What do you see as the future of the Internet as a reference tool?
How will libraries mesh use of print and electronic resources?
What do you see as the budget implications of increasing use of electronic resources in libraries?
Can you install software on computers and perform basic maintenance on them?
What courses (college/graduate school) did you find most satisfying? Least satisfying? Why?
What would you say you learned from your college/graduate school experiences that you see being carried over to your life today?
Do you plan to continue your education?
What kind of people do you like to work with?
What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? What do you do to improve the situation?
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
Starting with your last job, would you tell me about some of your achievements that were recognized by your superiors?
What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
What are some of the things on your jobs that you feel you have done particularly well?
What does success mean to you? How do you judge it?
What are some of the things about your last job that you found difficult to do?
What are some of the problems you encounter in doing your job? Which one frustrates you the most? What do you usually do about it?
How has your present job developed you to take on even greater responsibilities?
What do you have going for you that might make you successful in such a job?
Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with regard to your career objectives?
What would you say there is about you that has accounted for your fine progress to date?
What traits or qualities do you feel could be strengthened or improved?
What motivates you to put forth your best effort?
What kinds of things do you feel most confident in doing? Somewhat less confident in doing?
What are some of the thing you are either doing now or have thought about doing that are self-development activities?
Tell me about a time when you had work problems or stresses that were difficult for you.
Customers frequently create a great deal of pressure. What has been your experience in this area?
What types of pressures do you experience on your current job? How do you cope with these pressures?
Describe a time when you were under pressure to make a decision. Did you react immediately or take time in deciding what to do?
What types of things make you angry? How do you react?
How do you react when you see co-workers disagreeing? Do you become involved or hold back?
Do you prefer to have a job in which you have well laidout tasks and responsibilities, or one in which your work changes on a frequent basis?
In your current position what types of decisions do you make without consulting your immediate supervisor?
What types of experiences have you had in dealing with difficult customers?
Describe a problem person you have had to deal with. What did you say or do?
What have been your experiences in dealing with the general public? When have people really tried your patience?
What important goals have you set in the past, and how successful have you been in working toward their accomplishment?
Do you do personal planning? If so, what are your goals?
What things give you the greatest satisfaction?
How would you describe yourself?
In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our department?
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
Describe your most rewarding experience.
In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
What do you know about our library? university? community? company?
You mentioned you enjoyed your last job. What did you enjoy most? Least?
Why do you think this library should hire you?
What will your last supervisor tell me are your two weakest areas?
If you were hiring someone for this job, what qualities would you look for?
How do you feel about your ability to write, spell, and communicate? What kind of feedback have you received about your writing ability?
Describe your experience in creating documents, proposals, research findings, or any other form of written copy.
What does the term two-way communication mean to you? When have you successfully used two-way communication?
Some people get to know strangers quickly, while others prefer to take their time letting people get to know them. Describe how you entered relationships when you were "new" on a job.
Some people have the ability to "step into another's shoes." When has this skill been required of you?
How did you organize your work in your last position? What happened to your plan when emergencies came up?
Describe how you determined your priorities on your last job.
Describe how you schedule your time on an unusually hectic day. Give a specific example.
Are you a person who likes to "try new things," or "stay with regular routines"? Give an example.
What is your philosophy of reference?
What are your 3 (or 5) favorite reference books? OR If you were on a desert idland, which 3 (or 5) reference books would you want to have?更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net